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Visit the Tree That Owns Itself

Tue, Jun 07 2011 at 1:40 PM

This famous Georgia white oak owns itself and the 8 feet of land in which it grows.

Follow a truck full of pet food as it makes deliveries to animal shelters across the U.S.

Tue, Jun 07 2011 at 11:40 AM

Freekibble.com is transporting 40,000 pounds of free food from Tennessee to Utah.

Book by farmer and rocker Chuck Leavell advocates smart, green growth

Mon, Jun 06 2011 at 8:01 AM

'Growing a Better America' offers lessons on how the United States can keep growing without sacrificing the environment.

State legislatures cracking down on hookah smoking

Tue, May 31 2011 at 4:53 PM

Despite the common belief that they are safer than cigarettes, hookahs may actually be more harmful, new studies show.

Facebook challenge grant aims to donate 100 service dogs to vets with PTSD

Fri, May 27 2011 at 11:30 AM

For every 5,000 Facebook likes, a service dog will be donated to a war veteran in need.

Would you hunt wild boar with a handmade spear?

Mon, May 23 2011 at 4:45 PM

New trend still pits beast against man — but the man is armed only with old-fashioned spears and arrows.

Christo's big art vs. bighorn sheep

Wed, May 18 2011 at 4:10 PM

Could the famed artist's long-planned 'Over the River' project harm bighorn sheep in Colorado?

Bone-grafting product Augment receives positive recommendation from FDA

Fri, May 13 2011 at 10:34 AM

Narrow vote follows committee's concerns over use of human platelet-derived growth factor.

Abandoned baby aardvark pulls through with zookeepers' help

Mon, May 09 2011 at 1:33 PM

Bald baby aardvark made his debut at Busch Gardens in Tampa this weekend.

The dog that helped take down Osama bin Laden

Thu, May 05 2011 at 3:15 PM

Only one member of the team that stormed into Abbottabad had a high-powered nose and a tail.

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A puppy's not a challenge for

Thu, Mar 21 2013 at 5:33 PM

A puppy's not a challenge for a telecommuter -- it's an opportunity! Having a dog means you need to get up every hour or two to let them out. A quick bit of exercise = better health and multiple chances each day to come back to your work with fresh eyes. Enjoy!

Iran is planning to send a

Wed, Jan 23 2013 at 1:16 PM

Iran is planning to send a monkey into space, not a chimpanzee (chimpanzees are apes). I can't find any references to the Chinese experiment you mention, so if you come up with a citation, please let us know.

Thanks, I have fixed that

Tue, Nov 20 2012 at 4:27 PM

Thanks, I have fixed that typo.

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